Newsnight: Paxman, Livingstone And Finkelstein On Legacy Of Bob Crow

"As a middle class Jew from Pinner I found him quite aggressive," joked Times Columnist Daniel Finkelstein during a fascinating Newsnight piece on the life and legacy of Bob Crow, who died on Tuesday morning, aged 52.

"The tragedy and shock of his death has brought out a decent instinct... I didn't agree with his politics, I thought he was quite wrongheaded, but on the day he died, naturally people are respecting him," the journalist added.

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone was more pointed in his praise: "I can’t think of any other group in working class jobs whose pay, pension and conditions haven't been degraded over recent years. He [Crow] fought to keep them [the RMT members] in good conditions and he succeeded."